Ethics, its massive, it’s a word that is on everybody’s lips. It implies fairness and justice, equality. Ethics is – “the philosophical discipline concerned with what is morally good and bad and morally right and wrong”, so it intersects hugely with values and bias. Remember...Read More

 I’d like to iterate from the off, this is a 50 000ft view of a massive subject …. So data governance in a compact and convenient nutshell, what is it and why is it more important than ever before? Modern day life and access to...Read More

Announced in early 2023, Fabric is the name being given to a largely existing suite of applications within Azure (and O365). Bringing all data services under a unified heading. There are simplifications and deduplication within the structure as (currently) separate workloads can be unified for...Read More

I started Geordie Intelligence as a response to what I was seeing both in the corporate world around Data Analytics and big data where correlation and causation were becoming muddled to say the least. The final straw for me though was the Covid-19 Pandemic. I...Read More

As an introduction to why we do what we do, allow me to share some summary points. We are approaching the close of yet another year, so what can we say 2023 has taught us so far and what do we want to learn before...Read More

Values and morals are inextricably linked and are borne from a strong set of core beliefs that we hold dear, it boils down to what we believe to be right and wrong. The adage, ‘treat others as you expect to be treated yourself’ is a...Read More

The views in this article are my own and are based on my experiences. If you disagree, I hope you will add a comment so we can have a healthy discussion and all learn more. In the previous three articles, we have covered how bias...Read More

When looking at your staff, your systems, and processes, how many boxes are you ticking and on who’s say so? Are things generally working to the companies’ benefit? Do you have a team of driven individuals who are happy and thriving within the internal organisation,...Read More

Continuing our discussion about bias let us consider how our personal moves into society and even the causes and effects it can have on us as individuals and our expectations of the world around us. Let us take that cup of coffee and go sit...Read More

We encounter bias daily, whether we are actively aware of it or not. Be it from selecting a provider for our morning coffee to the companies we use. Decisions may be experientially led or come from a colleague, friend or relative. You can apply the...Read More